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Boot and Shoe.

No. 224,361. Patented Feb. 10, I880.

DWITINIEQSVESLJ INVIENTORI N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, wAsmNGTm D OUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. SHURILEFF, OF PROVIDENCE, R. I., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALE OF HISRIGHT TO HENRY A. CHURCH, OF SAME PLACE.

'jBooT AND SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,361, dated February10, 1 880.

' Application filed June 12, 1879. i

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SHURT- LEFF, of the city and county ofProvidence, and 'State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Boots and Shoes; and I hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being. hadto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in the construction ofboots and shoes; and it consistsin placing between the upperleather andthe lining, particularly near the junction of the samewith the sole, athin sheet of lead, tin,'o'r other similar metal, as will be more fullyset forth hereinafter.

Figure .1 is a perspective view of a boot, part of which is shown as cutaway so as to show more clearly the metal plates inserted. Fig. 2 is across-section, showing a boot or shoe sole and the sheet metal insertedbetween the insole and sole proper, and also between the upper-leatherand the lining at the intersection, with the sole" extending upward moreor less, as may be desired.

In the drawings, a is the sole proper. b is a sheet of lead, tin, orother suitable flexible metal, preferably such as can be readily sewedthrough, so as to'uuite the same with the sole and with theupper-leather. c isthe upperleathe-r; d, a strip of any desiredwidth,'of a soft metal, preferably lead or tin, placed between theupper-leather and the lining f near the joint formed with the sole, asshown.

In Fig. 1 a double-sole shoe is shown. a is the sole proper; b, a sheetof soft flexible metal; a, the lighter sole secured to the upper; b,another sheet of soft metal, and c the insole. 7

Many attempts have been made to construct boots and shoes so that theyshall be impervious to moisture Without fully reaching the desiredresult.

To prevent moisture penetrating the uppers and soles, 'I place a thinsheet of lead or similarmetal between the upper and lining, from thesole ,upward any desired distance, and also place a thin sheet of leador similar material between any two pieces forming the sole. Thesepieces of sheet metal may be secured in any'desired manner, and operateto produce a perfectly Water-tight joint, and thus prevent the entranceof water or dampness to the inner portion, of the boot or shoe.

In rubber boots or shoes such soft metal sheets maybe secured betweenthe lining and upper, and. also between the parts of the sole, as abovedescribed, and this may be done before vulcanizing, as heat will notinjure the metal.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent In a boot or shoe, the combination, with theupper-leather, of a strip or sheet of lead, tin,

or other similar metal extending from the sole upward, substantially asand for the purpose set forthu V WM. H. SHURTLEFF.

Witnesses:

G O. M. CHURCH, H.'E. WEBSTER.

